#DCFFBF
Cream · very light cool green
About #DCFFBF
With the hex code #DCFFBF, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 100% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Cream and Butter — a ΔE of 16.7 — followed by Butter. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2BFFF, a mauve shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCFFBF?
With the hex code #DCFFBF, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 100% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #DCFFBF?
Use black text. Black on #DCFFBF has a contrast ratio of 19.10:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCFFBF?
Its complementary colour is #E2BFFF, and analogous partners are #FCFFBF and #BFFFC2.